廉直 lián zhí ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄓˊ lim4 zik6
- upright and honest
- incorruptible
- squeaky clean
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廉
- 廉价 廉價 lián jià ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄚˋ lim4 gaa3 cheaply-priced; low-cost
- 廉政 lián zhèng ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄥˋ lim4 zing3 to govern with integrity
- 廉正 lián zhèng ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄥˋ lim4 zing3 upright and honest
- 廉洁 廉潔 lián jié ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ lim4 git3 incorruptible; unbribable; honest
- 清廉 qīng lián ㄑㄧㄥ ㄌㄧㄢˊ cing1 lim4 honest
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- 低廉 dī lián ㄉㄧ ㄌㄧㄢˊ dai1 lim4 cheap
- 威廉 Wēi lián ㄨㄟ ㄌㄧㄢˊ wai1 lim4 William or Wilhelm (name)
- 孝廉 xiào lián ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ haau3 lim4 xiaolian, two examination subjects in Han, later a single subject in Ming and Qing
- 廉俸 lián fèng ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄈㄥˋ lim4 fung2 extra allowances paid to government officials in the Qing dynasty
- 廉耻 廉恥 lián chǐ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄔˇ lim4 ci2 honor and shame
- 廉江 Lián jiāng ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄤ lim4 gong1 see 廉江市
- 廉署 lián shǔ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄨˇ lim4 cyu5 ICAC Independent Commission Against Corruption, Hong Kong
- 廉航 lián háng ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄤˊ lim4 hong4 low-cost carrier; low-cost airline; budget airline (abbr. for 廉价航空)
- 廉颇 廉頗 Lián Pō ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄆㄛ lim4 po2 Lian Po (327-243 BC), famous general of Zhao 赵国, repeatedly victorious over Qin 秦国 and Qi 齐国
- 养廉 養廉 yǎng lián ㄧㄤˇ ㄌㄧㄢˊ joeng5 lim4 to encourage honesty
- 姚思廉 Yáo Sī lián ㄧㄠˊ ㄙ ㄌㄧㄢˊ jiu4 si1 lim4 Yao Silian (557-637), Tang writer and compiler of 梁书 and 陈书
- 廉江市 Lián jiāng Shì ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄕˋ lim4 gong1 si5 Lianjiang, a county-level city in Zhanjiang City 湛江市, Guangdong
- 廉租房 lián zū fáng ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄗㄨ ㄈㄤˊ lim4 zou1 fong2 low-rent housing
- 价廉物美 價廉物美 jià lián wù měi ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄨˋ ㄇㄟˇ gaa3 lim4 mat6 mei5 inexpensive and of good quality (idiom)
- 俭以养廉 儉以養廉 jiǎn yǐ yǎng lián ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄧˇ ㄧㄤˇ ㄌㄧㄢˊ gim6 ji5 joeng5 lim4 (idiom) frugality makes honesty
直
- 一直 yī zhí ㄧ ㄓˊ jat1 zik6 straight (in a straight line)
- 垂直 chuí zhí ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄓˊ seoi4 zik6 perpendicular; vertical
- 正直 zhèng zhí ㄓㄥˋ ㄓˊ zing3 zik6 upright
- 直到 zhí dào ㄓˊ ㄉㄠˋ zik6 dou3 until
- 直奔 zhí bèn ㄓˊ ㄅㄣˋ zik6 ban1 to go straight to
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- 直径 直徑 zhí jìng ㄓˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ zik6 ging3 diameter
- 直接 zhí jiē ㄓˊ ㄐㄧㄝ zik6 zip3 direct (opposite: indirect 间接)
- 直播 zhí bō ㄓˊ ㄅㄛ zik6 bo3 (TV, radio) to broadcast live
- 直线 直線 zhí xiàn ㄓˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ zik6 sin3 straight line
- 直至 zhí zhì ㄓˊ ㄓˋ zik6 zi3 lasting until
- 直视 直視 zhí shì ㄓˊ ㄕˋ zik6 si6 to look straight at
- 直觉 直覺 zhí jué ㄓˊ ㄐㄩㄝˊ zik6 gok3 intuition
- 直观 直觀 zhí guān ㄓˊ ㄍㄨㄢ zik6 gun1 direct observation
- 直达 直達 zhí dá ㄓˊ ㄉㄚˊ zik6 daat6 to reach (a place) directly
- 简直 簡直 jiǎn zhí ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄓˊ gaan2 zik6 simply; really
- 耿直 gěng zhí ㄍㄥˇ ㄓˊ gang2 zik6 honest; frank; candid
- 直升机 直升機 zhí shēng jī ㄓˊ ㄕㄥ ㄐㄧ zik6 sing1 gei1 helicopter
- 勇往直前 yǒng wǎng zhí qián ㄩㄥˇ ㄨㄤˇ ㄓˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ jung5 wong5 zik6 cin4 to advance bravely
- 理直气壮 理直氣壯 lǐ zhí qì zhuàng ㄌㄧˇ ㄓˊ ㄑㄧˋ ㄓㄨㄤˋ lei5 zik6 hei3 zong3 in the right and self-confident (idiom); bold and confident with justice on one's side
- 亢直 kàng zhí ㄎㄤˋ ㄓˊ kong3 zik6 upright and unyielding (literary)
Idioms with these characters
- 价廉物美 價廉物美 jià lián wù měi ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄨˋ ㄇㄟˇ gaa3 lim4 mat6 mei5 inexpensive and of good quality (idiom)
- 俭以养廉 儉以養廉 jiǎn yǐ yǎng lián ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄧˇ ㄧㄤˇ ㄌㄧㄢˊ gim6 ji5 joeng5 lim4 (idiom) frugality makes honesty
- 礼义廉耻 禮義廉恥 lǐ yì lián chǐ ㄌㄧˇ ㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄔˇ lai5 ji6 lim4 ci2 (idiom) propriety, justice, integrity and a sense of shame (i.e. the four social bonds, 四维)
- 长驱直入 長驅直入 cháng qū zhí rù ㄔㄤˊ ㄑㄩ ㄓˊ ㄖㄨˋ coeng4 keoi1 zik6 jap6 to march straight in unchallenged (military) (idiom)
- 单刀直入 單刀直入 dān dāo zhí rù ㄉㄢ ㄉㄠ ㄓˊ ㄖㄨˋ daan1 dou1 zik6 jap6 (idiom) to get straight to the point
- 横冲直撞 橫衝直撞 héng chōng zhí zhuàng ㄏㄥˊ ㄔㄨㄥ ㄓˊ ㄓㄨㄤˋ waang4 cung1 zik6 zong6 (idiom) to barge through, jostling and elbowing; to charge around; to rampage
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- 径情直遂 徑情直遂 jìng qíng zhí suì ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄓˊ ㄙㄨㄟˋ ging3 cing4 zik6 seoi6 to achieve one's ambitions (idiom)
- 急转直下 急轉直下 jí zhuǎn zhí xià ㄐㄧˊ ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄓˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ gap1 zyun2 zik6 haa6 to develop rapidly after abrupt turn (idiom); dramatic change
- 理直气壮 理直氣壯 lǐ zhí qì zhuàng ㄌㄧˇ ㄓˊ ㄑㄧˋ ㄓㄨㄤˋ lei5 zik6 hei3 zong3 in the right and self-confident (idiom); bold and confident with justice on one's side
- 平铺直叙 平鋪直敘 píng pū zhí xù ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄆㄨ ㄓˊ ㄒㄩˋ ping4 pou1 zik6 zeoi6 (idiom) (neutral) to narrate in a plain, unaffected manner; (mildly critical) to recount events in a flat, colorless style
- 青云直上 青雲直上 qīng yún zhí shàng ㄑㄧㄥ ㄩㄣˊ ㄓˊ ㄕㄤˋ cing1 wan4 zik6 soeng5 rising straight up in a clear sky (idiom); rapid promotion to a high post
- 是非曲直 shì fēi qū zhí ㄕˋ ㄈㄟ ㄑㄩ ㄓˊ si6 fei1 kuk1 zik6 lit. right and wrong, crooked and straight (idiom); fig. merits and demerits
- 心直口快 xīn zhí kǒu kuài ㄒㄧㄣ ㄓˊ ㄎㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄞˋ sam1 zik6 hau2 faai3 frank and outspoken (idiom)